Sid Meier's Pirates! (Wii)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 19 reviews of Sid Meier's Pirates! (Wii). The average rating for this product is 3.1/5, compared to an average rating of 3.8/5 for other Nintendo Wii Games for all reviews. People really like the story. The gameplay also gets good feedback. There are some critical comments about the controls.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Nintendo Wii Games the Sid Meier's Pirates! (Wii) is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 82/100 = Very good quality.

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Amazon.co.uk review summary for Sid Meier's Pirates! (Wii)

alaTest has collected and analyzed 1 user review of Sid Meier's Pirates! (Wii) from Amazon.co.uk. The average user rating for this product is 2.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 3.8/5 for other Nintendo Wii Games on Amazon.co.uk.

0% of the reviews on Amazon.co.uk give this product a positive rating.

Sid Meier's Pirates!

Open world with ability to do as you please in the Caribbean. Wii exclusive mini-games are fun additions

Mini-games can get repetitive. Manual was a waste of paper, with no useful info about the game

Upon completing the Ship Battle mini-game, if the opposing captain has not surrendered to your forces, you will enter into a Sword fighting duel. Before playing the game, I was expecting something like the sword-fighting used in Wii Sports Resort and...

Sid Meier's Pirates! Review

Control issues and other frustrations make this a very disappointing version of the classic game of adventure on the high seas.

Impressive freedom to play how you want to play ; Wii-exclusive bombardment and lock-picking minigames are good additions ; Ship combat is tactical and enjoyable

Minigames get old quickly ; Unresponsive controls hamper dancing and swordfighting minigames ; Some grainy visuals and performance issues ; Flimsy manual and poor tutorial for a game with so much complexity

But of course, a pirate spends most of his time at sea, not hobnobbing at high-society dances. As you sail across the pristine blue waters, you can attack any other ship you see, though if you're diplomatically minded, you may want to spare a glance to...

Sid Meier’s Pirates!- Wii

I’m not sure if a couple of exclusive mini-games are reason enough for people that have played Pirates! in the past to revisit it. Having not played it before myself, I certainly did enjoy myself despite a few issues. The motion controls are novel at...

Sid Meier’s Pirates! Wii Review

I was happy when I was asked to review this game. I have grown up as a fan of pirates. In fact I have been a fan of all of Sid Meier's games. I first played pirates on the Commodore 64. Pirates was first released in 1987. The game has evolved quite a...

Still fun after all these years ; Hours of gameplay ; Non-Linear storyline

Controls are very basic and not well implemented ; Video is choppy and not completed well in places